Distribution map

Compilation

Global distributions were generated using the citations listed below and refined by regional experts. These global distributions are coarse geographical representations of documented occurrence patterns – bounded by maximum extents – for each species. If you have information that could improve or refine these distributions, please use the feedback button to provide as much of this information as possible. Any suggested changes must be accompanied by relevant citations to be accepted and incorporated. Feedback will be reviewed and used to update these distributions periodically.

Citations

Caretta caretta - Loggerhead

• Dodd (1988). Synopsis of the biological data on the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biological report 88(14). 110 pp.
• SWOT Report - The State of the World's Sea Turtles, Vol 2., (2006) 49 p.
• Nichols (2007) Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) 5-year review: summary and evaluation. National Marine Fisheries Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service 65 p
• Witt et al. (2007) Spatio-temporal patterns of juvenile marine turtle occurrence in waters of the European continental shelf. Marine Biology 151:873-885

Chelonia mydas - Green

• Marquez (1990). Sea turtles of the world. FAO fisheries Synopsis. Volume 11, No. 125.
• WIDECAST. 2009. Basic biology of the green turtle, WIDECAST network. Online at http://www.widecast.org/Biology/Green.html.
• Hirth (1997) Synopsis of the biological data on the green turtle Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus 1758) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, biological report, 120 p
• Seminoff (assessor) (2004) Global Status Assessment: Green turtle (Chelonia mydas). Marine Turtle Specialist Group Species Survival Commission, Red List Programme:71
• Seminoff (2007) Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 5-year review: summary and evaluation. National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, Maryland 102 pp
• Witt et al. (2007) Spatio-temporal patterns of juvenile marine turtle occurrence in waters of the European continental shelf. Marine Biology 151:873-885

Dermochelys coriacea - Leatherback

• Eckert et al. (2009). Synopsis of the biological data on the leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agency report. 183 pp.
• SWOT Report - The State of the World's Sea Turtles, Vol 1., (2005) 37 p.
• Tiwari (2007) Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) five-year review. National Marine Fisheries Service & US Fish and Wildlife Service, Jacksonville, FL, 81 p

Eretmochelys imbricata - Hawksbill

• Witzell (1983) Synopsis of biological data on the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766). FAO Fisheries Synopsis 137, 78 p.
• Marquez (1990). Sea turtles of the world. FAO fisheries Synopsis. Volume 11, No. 125.
• SWOT Report - The State of the World's Sea Turtles, Vol 3., (2007) 43 p.
• Mortimer and Donnelly (2007) IUCN Red List Status Assessment: hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). IUCN/SSC-Marine Turtle Specialist Group, 121 p
• Mortimer (2007) Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) five-year review. National Marine Fisheries Service & US Fish and Wildlife Service, Jacksonville, FL, 93 p
• Witt et al. (2007) Spatio-temporal patterns of juvenile marine turtle occurrence in waters of the European continental shelf. Marine Biology 151:873-885

Lepidochelys kempii - Kemp's ridley

• Marquez (1990). Sea turtles of the world. FAO fisheries Synopsis. Volume 11, No. 125.
• Wibbels (2007) Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) five-year review: summary and evaluation, NMFS & USFWS, Jacksonville, FL, USA, 50p.
• Witt et al. (2007) Spatio-temporal patterns of juvenile marine turtle occurrence in waters of the European continental shelf. Marine Bioolgy 151:873-885
• SWOT Report - The State of the World's Sea Turtles, Vol 5., (2010) 56 p.

Lepidochelys olivacea - Olive ridley

• Marquez (1990). Sea turtles of the world. FAO fisheries Synopsis. Volume 11, No. 125.
• SWOT Report - The State of the World's Sea Turtles, Vol 5., (2010) 56 p.
• Abreu-Grobois and Plotkin (2007) IUCN Red List Status Assessment of the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea). IUCN/SSC-Marine Turtle Specialist Group, 39 pp
• Plotkin (2007) Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) five-year review: summary and evaluation. NMFS & USFWS, Jacksonville, FL, 67 pp
• Fretey (2001) Biogeography and conservation of marine turtles of the Atlantic coast of Africa, Vol. Secretariat, Convention on Migratory Species, CMS technical series publication, no. 6, Bonn, Germany

Natator depressus - Flatback

• Limpus (2007) A Biological Review of Australian Marine Turtles. 5. Flatback Turtle Natator depressus (Garman), The State of Queensland. Environmental Protection Agency
• SWOT Report - The State of the World's Sea Turtles, Vol 4., (2009) 49 p.